Cemtrex Inc. Common Stock (CETX)

FairStock Score: 70/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look at Cemtrex first through a Graham lens: is there a margin of safety in the assets? Then through a Buffett lens: does the business earn good returns? At the 2026-10-26 close, the price was $1.75 and market cap $11.5M. FairStock's P/B is 0.07 and P/E is 0.00, so the stock sells far below stated book value and has no positive earnings multiple. That can be interesting, but only if the book is real and the business is not consuming it. The filed record is not reassuring. In fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $18.4M, net income -$4.5M, and diluted EPS -$3.27. Fiscal Q1 2026, ended 2025-12-31, had revenue $16.1M and net income -$20.6M. FY2025 revenue was $76.5M with net income -$28.1M, after FY2024 revenue $66.9M and net income -$7.2M, and FY2023 revenue $59.4M and net income -$9.2M. There is one positive quarter—fiscal Q2 2026, ended 2026-03-31, net income $907,048—but the overall pattern is losses. FairStock shows trailing FCF -$9.6M, FCF yield -83.3%, Altman Z -1.86, ROE -151.39%, and Piotroski 5/9. Those are not the marks of a durable moat; with 240 employees in security and industrial services, I see no evidence in these figures of pricing power. The low P/B is the only valuation hook, and it is offset by cash burn and distress risk. The Lynch category is none because the company lost money in each of the last four years. I would want proof of sustainable positive cash flow before calling this cheap rather than impaired.

In plain English: Cemtrex sells security and industrial technology products and services. The business looks weak: it has reported losses in recent years and negative cash flow. The stock price looks low compared with the value of its assets on its books, but that cheapness may reflect the losses rather than a bargain.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-12-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-09-30) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-09-30) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-09-30)

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